On December 21, 2018, the Council of Ministers approved the amendment to the Trademark Law (TL) No. 17/2001 in order to adapt its content in compliance with the Directive 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council, dated December 16, 2015, to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks. Said amendment has been enacted by Royal Decree-Law (RDL) No. 23/2018 of December 21. Without prejudice to any future analysis of this news, we will carry out a brief review thereof.

On 6 January 2019, the Peruvian INDECOPI joined the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) pilot, bringing the number of Offices that have joined the pilot to 26.

Our Office in Brazil, directed by María Pía Guerra has been remarked by the World Trademark Review as one of the main IP boutiques in trademark prosecution during 2018.  

We would like to congratulate our team in Rio de Janeiro for their great effort and hard work which has lead to this important consideration.

Congratulations!

https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/directories/wtr1000/rankings/brazil

The Brazilian PTO has closed 2018 with a great increase in the productivity of its final areas, a reduction in the backlog and a decrease in the decision time, in comparison to the projections for 2018 and the final results of 2017.

In trademarks, decisions (allowance, rejecting and filings) increased from 258,823 to 376,070 (+ 45%) and the backlog decreased from 358,776 to 189,122 applications (-47%), even with a 10% increase in new registrations. Opt-in examination times increased from 48 months to 13 months and unopposed orders from 24 months to 12 months.